Louis Leterrier Talks "Clash of the Titans" Remake

EcranLarge sat down with director Louis Leterrier (The Incredible Hulk) to talk about the upcoming "Clash of the Titans" remake. Leterrier is taking over for Stephen Norrington (League of Extraordinary Gentlemen) and is more than happy to discuss some of his early ideas and how he got the gig.

For those that don't know, "Clash of the Titans" is about the myth of Perseus and his quest to battle both Medusa and the Kraken monster in order to save the Princess Andromeda.

Here is what Leterrier had to say about his new version. "There will be the Kraken! But a different Kraken. There will be much more. In the original film, there were no clash and no titans. Now, you will see the "Clash" of the "Titans." The only thing I can tell right now: people say that it will be filmed like "300," it's not true. It will be photo realistic with a big budget. I want to do an homage to Ray Harryhausen (director of the original). He's still alive and will be part of the film."

He went on to talk about how he was able to take the helm from Norrington. "In the beginning, Stephen Norrington was the director of this project. I called him. He had a problem finding an new trick for this remake. He didn't grow up watching "Clash of the Titans." So I called him, we share the same agent, and I asked him: 'do you really want to do it?' He didn't want to make a new "League of Extraordinary Gentlemen." So I told him: 'can I do it?' And he said yes. So I told Warner: If I do it, it will be different. It's still Perseus myth, but maybe to begin a franchise of greek mythology."

Regarding the current status of the project: "I'm just beginning to work on the script. You know, it's Lawrence Kasdan (Raiders of the Lost Ark) who wrote it. It's quite great!"